# Peter Raymont > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Raymont > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Raymont.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Raymont > Source revision: 1357092782 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian filmmaker (born 1950) Peter Raymont Born (1950-02-28) February 28, 1950 (age 76) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Occupations film director, screenwriter, producer, film editor & cinematographer Years active 1971-present Spouse Lindalee Tracey (May 14, 1957 - October 19, 2006) her death Website Official website **Peter Raymont** (born February 28, 1950) is a Canadian filmmaker and producer and the president of White Pine Pictures, an independent film, television and new media production company based in Toronto. Among his films are *[Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Romeo Dallaire](/source/Shake_Hands_with_the_Devil%3A_The_Journey_of_Romeo_Dallaire)* (2005), *[A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman](/source/A_Promise_to_the_Dead%3A_The_Exile_Journey_of_Ariel_Dorfman)* (2007), *The World Stopped Watching* (2003) and *The World Is Watching* (1988). The 2011 feature documentary *West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson* and 2009's *[Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould](/source/Genius_Within%3A_The_Inner_Life_of_Glenn_Gould)* were co-directed with [Michèle Hozer](/source/Mich%C3%A8le_Hozer). ## Education Raymont attended Crighton Street School, Rockcliffe Park Public School and Lisgar Collegiate Institute. He graduated from [Trinity College School](/source/Trinity_College_School) in Port Hope in 1968. At [Queen's University](/source/Queen's_University_at_Kingston) in Kingston, Ontario he was honoured with the Tricolour Award for contribution to the university community. Raymont graduated from Queen's University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Political Science and Film Studies. Raymont is a graduate of The Canadian Centre for Advanced Film Studies in North York, Ontario (First Year, 1988), now the [Canadian Film Centre](/source/Canadian_Film_Centre). He was a co-founder of the Canadian Independent Film Caucus, now The Documentary Organization of Canada and is a member of The Directors' Guild of Canada and The Canadian Media Producers' Association. ## Early career Raymont's career began at age 21 at the [National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada) in Montreal. From 1971 to 78, he worked as an editor, director and producer. While at the NFB, Raymont also taught film and video production in the Canadian Arctic. In 1978, Raymont moved to Toronto and established his independent film and television production company, Investigative Productions now operating as White Pine Pictures. He co-partnered the company for many years with his late wife, award-winning filmmaker and author [Lindalee Tracey](/source/Lindalee_Tracey). ## Career Raymont was executive producer of the television drama series *[The Border](/source/The_Border_(TV_series))*, which he co-created with Lindalee Tracey, Janet MacLean and Jeremy Hole, and *[Cracked](/source/Cracked_(Canadian_TV_series))*, a Toronto-based police procedural which explores the intersection of the law and mental illness.[1] Cracked's 2 seasons are also broadcast in France, Germany, USA and elsewhere. Raymont's documentary feature *Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire* was honoured with the 2005 Audience Award for World Cinema Documentaries at The Sundance Film Festival and the 2007 Emmy Award for Best Documentary. *A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman* was longlisted for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. *[Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould](/source/Genius_Within%3A_The_Inner_Life_of_Glenn_Gould)* premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, followed by invitational presentations at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam (IDFA) and several other festivals worldwide (Full Frame, Vancouver, Seattle, Sydney, Melbourne, Hawaii, Bermuda). The film opened theatrically across Canada, USA and Australia in 2010, playing in over 50 US cities. A two-hour version of the film was broadcast on the PBS series *American Masters* in December, 2010. *Genius Within* won the 2010 Gemini Award for Best Biography Documentary presented by the Canadian Academy of Cinema and Television, and was short-listed for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[2] In 2015 Raymont received an Honorary Doctor of Letters Degree from[3] [Trent University](/source/Trent_University) In 2019 he was named the winner of the [Don Haig Award](/source/Don_Haig_Award) at the [Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival](/source/Hot_Docs_Canadian_International_Documentary_Festival).[4] ## Filmography ### Film Year Title Director Producer Writer 1970 Blue Yes Yes No 1971 Have You Ever Been North of Princess Street? Yes Yes No 1977 Flora: Scenes from a Leadership Convention Yes No No 1978 The Art of the Possible Yes No No 1979 History on the Run: The Media and the ’79 Election Yes Yes No 1981 Magic in the Sky Yes Yes No 1982 Arctic Spirits Yes Yes No Falasha: Agony of the Black Jews Yes No No 1983 On to the Polar Sea: A Yukon Adventure Yes No Yes Prisoners of Debt: Inside The Global Banking Crisis Yes No Yes 1986 At The Brink: The Cuban Missile Crisis Yes No No 1987 The Politics of Aid Yes No No 1988 The World Is Watching Yes No Yes 1990 Between Two Worlds No Yes No 1992 Voices From the Shadows Yes Yes No 1993 Chasing the Dream Yes Yes No 1994 Hearts of Hate: The Battle for Young Minds Yes Yes No 1995 Abby, I Hardly Knew Ya No Yes No The Skeptic’s Journey Yes No No 1997 Invisible Nation: Policing the Underground No Yes No Passing the Flame: The Legacy of Women’s College Hospital No Yes No 1999 Rwanda: In Search of Hope Yes Yes No 2002 King of Hearts Yes No No 2003 Into the Light Yes Yes No The World Stopped Watching Yes Yes No Arctic Dreamer: The Lonely Quest of Vilhjalmur Stefansson Yes Yes No 2004 Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire Yes Yes No Bhopal: The Search for Justice Yes Yes No The Killer Cure No Yes No 2005 The Idealist: James Beveridge, Film Guru No Yes No 2007 A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman Yes Yes No Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope No Yes No 2008 Worlds Collide: The Saga of Herschel Island No Yes No I Nuligak: An Inuvialuit History of First Contact No Yes No Tar Sands: The Selling of Alberta No Yes No Radical Dreamer: The Passionate Journey of Graham Spry Yes Yes No Triage: Dr. James Orbinski’s Humanitarian Dilemma No Yes No 2009 Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Yes Yes No Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel No Yes No 2010 Pets on Prozac No Yes No Experimental Eskimos No Yes No Winds of Heaven: Emily Carr, Carvers and The Spirit of The Forest No Yes No The Team No Yes No Prosecutor No Yes No 2011 West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson Yes Yes No 2012 Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children No Yes No 2014 Guantanamo's Child No Yes No Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven No Yes No 2015 Premier: The Unscripted Kathleen Wynne No Yes No 2016 All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception and the Spirit of I. F. Stone No Yes No 2009 Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word after a Word is Power Yes Yes No 2022 Ice-Breaker: The 1972 Summit Series No Yes No **Executive producer** - *PTSD: Beyond Trauma* (2017) - *The Truth Is In The Stars* (2017) - *The Corporate Coup D'État* (2018) - *[Toxic Beauty](/source/Toxic_Beauty)* (2019) - *[Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band](/source/Once_Were_Brothers%3A_Robbie_Robertson_and_The_Band)* (2019) - *The Price of Cheap* (2021) - *Sleeping Warrior* (2021) - *[Unloved: Huronia's Forgotten Children](/source/Unloved%3A_Huronia's_Forgotten_Children)* (2022) - *[Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On](/source/Buffy_Sainte-Marie%3A_Carry_It_On)* (2022) - *Balancing Act* (2023) - *[Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics](/source/Plastic_People_(film))* (2024) - *Shadow Man: William Stephenson and the Art of Political Warfare* (2024) ### Short film Year Title Director Producer Writer Editor 1972 Just Another Job No No No Yes The Point: Community Legal Clinic Assistant No No Yes 1973 The Innocent Door No Associate No Yes 1974 The Coldspring Project No Associate No Yes 1975 The Forest Watchers Yes No Yes No Sikusilarmiut Yes Yes No No Lumsden Yes No No No Natsik Hunting No Yes No No 1977 The Hunters No Yes No No River: Planet Earth Yes No No No Whale Hunting No Yes No No 1978 Reflections of a Leadership Convention Yes No Yes Yes 1985 With Our Own Two Hands Yes Yes No No 1987 The Brokers Yes Yes No No 1989 Only The News That Fits Yes Yes No No ### Television Year Title Director Producer Notes 1990 As Long As the Rivers Flow No Yes 5 x 1hr episodes 1997 The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL Yes Yes 6 episodes 1998 A Scattering of Seeds No Yes 52 x ½ hr episodes 2000 Toronto: City of Dreams No Yes 3 x 1hr episodes 2001 Graveyard Shift Yes Yes 6 x ½ hr episodes 2002 The Undefended Border Yes Yes 3 x 1 hr episodes 2003 The Anatomy of Burlesque No Yes 2 x 1 hr episodes The Hero’s Hero: The Forgotten Life of William Barker No Executive 2007 The Border No Executive 38 x 1hr episodes 2009 City Sonic No Yes 20 episodes 2012 Cracked No Executive 2015 Where the Universe Sings: The Spiritual Journey of Lawren Harris Yes Yes 2016 Arctic Secrets No Yes 8 x 1 hr episodes Girls' Night Out No Yes 2017 We Are Canada No Executive 6 x 1 hr episodes 2018 In the Making No Executive 16 x ½ hr episodes 2020 CitizenKid: Earth Comes First No Executive 2021 Wild Pacific Rescue No Executive 3 x 1 hr episodes ## Awards - International Emmy Award Winner for Best Arts Programming - Buffy Sainte Marie 2023[5][*[circular reference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia_and_sources_that_mirror_or_use_it)*] - Allan King Award for Excellence in Documentary (Guantanamo's Child), 2016 - Academy of Television Arts & Sciences[6] - NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARD - Best Documentary 2007[7] - GENIE AWARD[8][9] Gemini Awards: - Best Sports Program or Series 1999 - Best History-Biography Documentary, 2004 - Best Direction of a Documentary, 2004 - Best Biography Documentary, 2010 Canadian Film and Television Awards - Best Documentary 1983 Sundance Film Festival - AUDIENCE AWARD - World Cinema Documentary, 2005 Philadelphia Film Festival - JURY AWARD - Best Documentary, 2005 Chicago International Film Festival - SILVER HUGO - Best Social/Political Documentary 1991 - GOLD HUGO - Best Social/Political Documentary 1988 - GOLD PLAQUE - Social/Political Documentary 1983 American Film Festival, New York City - Blue Ribbon, Best Social/Political Documentary 1976 - Red Ribbon Social/Political Documentary 1983 Nyon International Documentary Film Festival, Switzerland - Sesterce d'Argent, 1990 - Ecumenical Prize and Second Public Jury Prize, 1988 Leipzig International Film Festival - Best Short Documentary 1976 - International Jury Award, 1991 Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels (FIPA), Biarritz, France - Special Jury Mention, 2004 - Honourable Mention, 2004 Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists, ACTRA Awards - Top Ten Award, 1999 - Best Writing, TV Documentary 1984 Yorkton International Film Festival, Canada - Best Documentary, Sports/Recreation and Best Cinematography 1985 - Best Broadcast Documentary 1991 - Best Documentary 2010 Alberta Film and Television (AMPIA) - Best Documentary 1986 International Arctic Film Festival (Rovaniemi, Finland) - Special Award, Television 1986 23rd International Festival of Short Films (Cracow, Poland) - Polish National Peace Committee Prize, 1986 National Film and Video Association, Oakland, California - Bronze Apple 1990, Gold Apple 1991, Bronze Apple 1994, Gold Apple 1995 Worldfest Houston - Gold, Special Jury Prize, 2001 - Gold Award for Documentary Series 2000 - Special Jury Prize, 2000 - Gold Award for Sports Documentary 1999 - Gold Medal for Best Documentary Television Series 1998 - Silver Award 1992, Certificate of Merit-Finalist 1995 Academy Awards, Los Angeles, USA - Honourable Mention, Documentary category, 1983 Berlin Film Festival - Honourable Mention, Peace Prize Committee 1989 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["CBC Gets Cracked Cop Drama to Pilot"](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cbc-gets-cracked-cop-drama-190670). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. 20 May 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Canadian Documentary on Oscar Shortlist"](http://www.everythingzoomer.com/canadian-documentary-on-oscar-shortlist). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Five Distinguished Canadians to Receive Honorary Degrees at Trent University's 2015 Convocation"](https://www.trentu.ca/news/story/743). 25 March 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Lauren Malyk, ["Peter Raymont wins the Don Haig Award"](https://playbackonline.ca/2019/04/29/peter-raymont-wins-the-don-haig-award/). *[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))*, April 29, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Emmy_Award_for_Best_Arts_Programming). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Latest Academy News"](http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20101118.html). 10 September 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Outstanding coverage of a breaking news story in a regularly scheduled newscast"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130529093042/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_28th_winners_data_list.html). Archived from [the original](http://emmyonline.com/news_28th_winners) on 2013-05-29. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["In Conversation with Peter Raymont - Telefilm Canada"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110205054126/http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/en/news/whats-new/2011/01/04/conversation-peter-raymont). Archived from [the original](http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/en/news/whats-new/2011/01/04/conversation-peter-raymont) on 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Peter Raymont - Awards"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0713394/awards/). *IMDb*. Retrieved 2023-06-27. ## External links - [Peter Raymont](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0713394/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [White Pine Pictures site](http://www.whitepinepictures.com) - [Watch films by Peter Raymont at NFB.ca](https://www.nfb.ca/directors/peter-raymont/) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States France BnF data Netherlands Israel Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Peter Raymont](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Raymont) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Raymont?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.